Real estate developer David Trandel plans to turn the former Herdegen-Brieske Funeral Home in Lakeview into apartments

Published Mar 29, 2015 at 1:04 PM

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The former Herdegen-Brieske Funeral Home is located near the intersection of Wellington, Southport and Lincoln. (Photo source: Flickr)

A real estate developer considering turning an old Chicago funeral home into apartments and shops is hoping location will trump the creepiness factor.

David Trandel acknowledges the place "is creepy" and says that could be "a real issue," but he believes the former Herdegen-Brieske Funeral Home in the Lakeview neighborhood is too much of a gem to tear down.

Trandel plans to gut the inside while keeping its Gothic revival terra cotta facade. He'll also bring back architectural components that point to the building's past.